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Swainson's Lorikeets, grand colour and very tight ; (4) 

 a good White-eared Conure ; (v. h. c.) Crimson Lory 

 and Ring - necked Parrakeet, very fine condition ; 

 (h. c.) a very fine pair of Redrumps, which in our 

 opinion might have been 4th. 



The class for Parrots also contained four good 

 Grey Parrots, one 2nd and another h. c, the second 

 prize winner being an especially fine and well-marked 

 bird. The third prize was taken by a well-conditioned 

 Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. All these birds 

 were good linguists. 



Avadavats, Waxbills, Mannikins etc. This was a 

 good and interesting class, (i) Orange-breasted or 

 Zebra Waxbills, well shewn with a cocoa-nut shell as 

 shelter in the cage. The birds making good use of 

 this constituted a pretty picture and attracted much 

 attention. (2) White Java Sparrows, a good exhibit. 

 (3) Zebra Waxbills, very rich in colour, (v. H. C. & 

 H. c.) White Java Sparrow and Parson Finch. There 

 were also some good Nutmeg Finches and St. Helena 

 Waxbills. 



A. O. S. of Waxbills, Weavers etc. A large and 

 varied class of beautiful and well shewn birds, second 

 honours going to a grandly coloured and tightly 

 feathered pair of Violet -eared Waxbills. (3) ditto. 

 (Extra 3) Ruficauda Finches, (v. h. c.) Red- and 

 Black -headed Gouldians, Pintail Nonpareils (good 

 pair, outdoor viotdied^ Paradise Whydah. (h. C.) Parrot 

 Finch, very fine pair Pin-tailed Whydahs, and Ruddy 

 Waxbill (so catalogued), said by some to be a Fire- 

 tailed Waxbill, but appearing to us to be Jameson's 

 Ruddy Waxbill {L. Jameso7ii). It was however very 

 difficult to get a full viev/ of its entire plumage. Othe 



